Eight Sided – Mini Desk Globe

How to buy a globe

Please start the process by simply placing an order directly through our website. This is a generic 50% deposit based on your chosen size – and the balance will reflect your final choice of colour, base, and optional added personalisation. We will be in touch shortly thereafter to confirm your order and let you know the next steps.

You are welcome to call or studio or email Jade at jade@bellerbyglobemakers.com to discuss the options and any questions you might have ahead of an order as well. If you prefer to make payment over the phone or be invoiced via email that is of course fine as well.

What’s included in the price

Your one-of-a-kind globe and base, fully bespoke, each one handcrafted.

No VAT, unless you live in the UK, so thats 20% off the price, which usually more than covers the shipping cost.

Local taxes may be applied by your local customs.

Safe packaging and insurance, and help with the shipping process. All large globes are tracked with apple trackers, so we can be extra sure of its safe arrival and track its journey.

You may visit the studio to start the process of commissioning your bespoke globe. Please get in touch to discuss a day and time.

Personalising your globe

With each globe made bespoke to order we can personalise in endless ways. This can be bespoke cartography, travel routes or hand drawn and hand painted illustrations. This is a process we will guide you through and explain in detail. Some styles of bases also include an engraving which is the perfect place for names, dates, or short sentiments.

Click here for guide and examples of previous personalisation requests : Customisation PDF

Everything about your globe can be personalised and individualised.

More Information

A fun variation in style from the Albion and Standard style bases for our 22cm globes, this is faceted with 8 sides. Each is made bespoke to order. This examples in this listing feature Walnut and Bubinga (no longer availale), but after booking in you have the choice of London Plane Wood or Oak wood as well. We will be in touch to confirm your choice in wood, wood finish, colour of the globe, and to talk you through the endless options of personalisation.

This base features the same innovative roller bearing mechanism as our other desk globes permitting 360 degree rotation in all directions.

Any colour globe can be paired with any base – click here for a guide to colours and bases.

The grain on each finished base will differ – reflecting the growing conditions of the tree which makes each piece truly unique.

This base looks great with all colours of globe – both terrestrial and celestial. Each globe is hand-painted and will have a matte finish.

Each globe is made bespoke to order so we are usually working many months ahead with a full diary. For short time frames ask us about our gift card options (linked) or see the ‘Quick Delivery Options’ (linked).

Presented with its own bespoke flight case, your base will be fitted with an inscribed copper plaque noting the edition number and style, and shipped with a certificate of ownership.

The commission includes a personalised engraving and 10 cartography edits, we will be in touch with more details after you place your order to discuss – Please click here if you would like to see examples of personalisation.

Please email info@bellerbyglobemakers.com with any questions.

Each globe is one of a kind and unique, watercolours are hand mixed meaning your globe will not be identical to any in the listing but just as beautiful!

Example shown in main image is Prussian Blue on Walnut, and scroll to see Mint Cassini on Walnut and Prussian Gagarin on Bubinga (no longer available).

This listing is to place a generic deposit. Please note Gagarin, Prussian Gagarin, Cassini, Celestial, and Moon globes are all priced higher.

We ship worldwide from our London studio.

More info